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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone is attacking here, but I wouldn't leave a 17 year old alone with 4 kids. That's not responsible, really. OP should have paid for a baby sitter. OP really loses all credibility by having multiple baby daddies, of course. But If this were a widowed catholic woman with 6 children from the same father, people would expect the oldest DD to take on a lot more responsibility here. When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, the oldest absolutely had to do the things the OP is describing. That said, OP has been reproductively reckless.[/quote]

Are you serious???? At 17YO, I was watching my younger siblings - walking them home from school, etc.  as was every other 17YO I know who had younger siblings. And this was in the 60's and 70's.  How old do you think the babysitter would have been?

Well, her daughter IS doing it and the mother who is sprinkling out these babies is showing no appreciation for it.  We all HELPED with our younger siblings but even I, with VERY old school parents, was not commanded to schlep my infant siblings back and forth to the mall if I wanted to go.  A widow is a LOT different than a baby mama.  Come on! [/quote]

1960s Sainted Catholic Widow (or Virtual Widow due to alcoholic/non-functional Dad) wouldn't have made a 17 y/o schlep four other under-6 kids to the doctors and made them entertain themselves there -- the daughter would've been allowed to stay home and the kids could've watched TV or run around outside.

If we're going to go all old-school, wouldn't a 6-12 y/o been allowed to run off to the park 2-3 blocks away and play or just run off and visit a friend? [/quote]

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